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ENGROSSE
(bouvier) | ENGROSSER. One who purchases large quantities of any commodities in order to
have the command of the market, and to sell them again at high prices.
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engrossed
(encz) | engrossed,upoutaný něčím Zdeněk Brož |
Engrossed
(gcide) | Engross \En*gross"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrossed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrossing.] [F., fr. pref. en- (L. in) + gros
gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir,
engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See Gross.]
1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in
bulk or quantity. [Obs.]
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Waves . . . engrossed with mud. --Spenser.
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Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak.
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2. To amass. [Obs.]
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To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak.
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3. To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. e., in
large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible
characters; as, to engross a deed or like instrument on
parchment.
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Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their
stiff and formal chirography on more substantial
materials. --Hawthorne.
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Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De
Quincey.
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4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy the
attention completely; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed
all his thoughts.
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5. To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for
the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit;
hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or
degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross
power.
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Engrossed bill (Legislation), one which has been plainly
engrossed on parchment, with all its amendments,
preparatory to final action on its passage.
Engrossing hand (Penmanship), a fair, round style of
writing suitable for engrossing legal documents,
legislative bills, etc.
Syn: To absorb; swallow up; imbibe; consume; exhaust; occupy;
forestall; monopolize. See Absorb.
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Engrossed bill
(gcide) | Engross \En*gross"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrossed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Engrossing.] [F., fr. pref. en- (L. in) + gros
gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir,
engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See Gross.]
1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in
bulk or quantity. [Obs.]
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Waves . . . engrossed with mud. --Spenser.
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Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak.
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2. To amass. [Obs.]
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To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak.
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3. To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. e., in
large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible
characters; as, to engross a deed or like instrument on
parchment.
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Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their
stiff and formal chirography on more substantial
materials. --Hawthorne.
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Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De
Quincey.
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4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy the
attention completely; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed
all his thoughts.
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5. To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for
the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit;
hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or
degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross
power.
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Engrossed bill (Legislation), one which has been plainly
engrossed on parchment, with all its amendments,
preparatory to final action on its passage.
Engrossing hand (Penmanship), a fair, round style of
writing suitable for engrossing legal documents,
legislative bills, etc.
Syn: To absorb; swallow up; imbibe; consume; exhaust; occupy;
forestall; monopolize. See Absorb.
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Engrosser
(gcide) | Engrosser \En*gross"er\, n.
1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.
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2. One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such
quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price;
a forestaller. --Locke.
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engrossed
(wn) | engrossed
adj 1: giving or marked by complete attention to; "that
engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in
dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that
she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with
wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: captive,
absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent,
wrapped]
2: written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other
legal document |
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